Maximizing Enrollment Under the ACA:
Lessons from the States
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
12:00 to 2:00 pm
12:00 – 12:30 PM Registration and Networking Lunch
12:30 – 12:40 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks
12:40 – 2:00 PM
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Sarah Rosen Wartell, president, Urban Institute
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Lori Grubstein, program officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Panel Discussion and Q&A
As January 1, 2014 approaches, policymakers and the public are increasingly focused
on how effectively states and the federal government will enroll the uninsured into
coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Over the last
four years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Maximizing Enrollment program
worked with eight states to transform state enrollment systems, policies and
procedures for Medicaid and CHIP and to prepare for the ACA's enrollment
requirements. This briefing will share lessons learned that may be useful for state and
federal policymakers as ACA implementation moves forward. Panelists will highlight
state innovations that make enrollment faster, more efficient, and more effective, and
will define realistic expectations for participation levels under the ACA.
Moderator:
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Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Panelist:
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Stan Dorn, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute
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Alice Weiss, Co-Director, Maximizing Enrollment; Program Director; NASHP
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Gretel Felton, Director, Technical Support Division, Alabama Medicaid Agency
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Rebecca Mendoza, CHIP Director & Director of Maternal and Child Health
Division, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services